“It’s lonely at the top” is true only if you want it to be. It doesn’t have to be that way, but when there is no one a leader feels comfortable discussing the really challenging issues with, it truly is lonely. In that case, it seems inevitable that some day either a challenge or the person’s own blindness [...]
Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble
This is just too funny not to share with you. But first, does anybody remember that Mac Davis song, “Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble“? Oh Lord it’s hard to be humble when you’re perfect in every way. I can’t wait to look in the mirror ‘cos I get better looking each day. To [...]
Require and Relate: The paradox of good leadership
A ministry leader told me that he bases his leadership style on R&R. No, he’s not taking it easy all the time. I’m sure he gets an appropriate amount of rest and relaxation, but he defines R&R as “Require and Relate.” Requiring happens when a leader sets out performance standards and evaluates to see if the standards [...]
First Impressions: What you don’t know about how others see you
I’m sure that you, like me, want to put your best foot forward and make a great impression on the people you meet; potential ministry partners, allies and donors. And don’t forget the impression you make on your own employees, friends and family. You’d like to make a good impression all the time on all of them. First impressions [...]
A Team of Rivals
It’s not often I buy a book at Shoppers Drug Mart (I think I really mean never), but the title of this book caught my eye, the topic (a bio of Abraham Lincoln) was already on my list of ‘someday’ reading, and at 916 pages I was sure the author had done a thorough job! And now that [...]
Rev. John Pellowe, MBA, DMin
